Virgil van Dijk reveals what he told referee about Lucas Bergvall’s controversial winner during Spurs vs Liverpool

Virgil van Dijk has revealed what he said to referee Stuart Atwell about the contentious goal scored by Lucas Bergvall, which resulted in Tottenham’s 1-0 victory against Liverpool in the first leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final match.

Bergvall scored the game-winning goal for Tottenham in the 86th minute of the match, which took place on Wednesday. Despite the fact that Liverpool was the favourite to win, Tottenham emerged victorious. Immediately following the game, Van Dijk was observed having a conversation with Atwell, and he subsequently provided an explanation of his feelings in an interview with Sky Sports. In his opinion, Bergvall should have been shown a second yellow card for his clumsy attack on Kostas Tsimikas, who was playing for Liverpool, right before the latter scored. Van Dijk emphasised his belief in this matter.

The statement that he made was, “It was obvious that it ought to have been a second yellow.” It was without a doubt apparent, and the fact that he scored not long after that was really a coincidence. On the other hand, it is so. I tried to explain it to the referee, but he was not convinced. However, it was obvious, and everyone was aware that it should have been a second yellow.

Van Dijk continued by stating that Bergvall ought to have been dismissed from the game, pointing out that there were numerous officials involved, such as the linesman, the fourth official, the video assistant referee, and the referee, yet Bergvall was not given a second yellow card.

Despite the fact that he admitted that the missed decision did not directly contribute to the defeat, he referred to it as a defining moment in the game.

Arne Slot, the manager of Liverpool, reached the same conclusion as Van Dijk, stating in an interview that took place after the game, “There is no debate; Bergvall should have been given a second yellow.” On Sunday, a ruling was made that was unfavourable to Spurs, but today it became favourable to them. The situation is unfortunate for us.

Liverpool’s unbeaten streak of 24 matches came to an end as a result of this result, which marked their second loss under Slot. On the other hand, Liverpool will have the opportunity to win the second leg of the match at Anfield the following month.